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‘We’ve become targets’: mass shootings are reshaping Asian Americans’ views on guns

After back-to-back attacks and amid rising anti-Asian hate, gun violence has become a key – and controversial – issue in communities

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Michigan Senate OKs 'history-making' gun control bills after deadly mass shootings

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate responded Thursday to last month's deadly shooting at Michigan State University by approving bills that would expand background check requirements for firearm purchases and allow guns to be taken from those deemed a risk to themselves or others.

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Senate hears about legal fallout from Supreme Court gun decision

WASHINGTON — Last year’s Supreme Court case that expanded Second Amendment rights has wreaked havoc on the nation’s gun control laws, witnesses told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday.

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Senate hears about legal fallout from Supreme Court gun decision - Roll Call

A Supreme Court decision that expanded gun rights has wreaked havoc on the nation’s gun control laws, witnesses told the Senate on Wednesday.

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Biden news: President hails Monterey Park’s ‘unbreakable spirit’ as he issues gun control order

President highlights administration’s efforts to reduce gun violence in wake of mass shootings

The Independent UK

Biden issues new order in effort to curb US gun violence

Executive order aiming to expand firearm background checks signed amid ongoing challenge of passing US gun control laws.

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Chris Murphy: Republicans ‘don’t give a crap’ about children or gun violence

The senator, a leading force in the Democratic push for gun control, warns the US is ‘headed towards a very dangerous place’

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Joe Biden expected to sign surprise gun control executive order on visit to Monterey Park mass shooting site

President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order aiming to increase the number of background checks to buy guns

The Independent UK

Biden expected to sign new executive order on gun control

President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order aiming to increase the number of background checks to buy guns

The Independent UK

Gun control reforms make little progress in Missouri legislature, despite violence in state

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Despite a growing sense of urgency to address gun violence in the state’s two largest cities and a mass shooting at a high school last fall, the Missouri General Assembly has been slow to pursue any gun reforms.

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'No one is safe anywhere': Mother of Michigan State shooting survivor pleads for gun control reforms

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University student Troy Forbush called his mother on the night of Feb. 13 at 8:18 p.m. from Berkey Hall and told her that he had been shot.

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Biden to spotlight gun control in Monterey Park and meet UK, Australia leaders in San Diego

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will travel to California on Monday for a multi-day visit that will include meetings with the leaders of Australia and the United Kingdom in San Diego and a stop in Monterey Park, the site of one of two mass shootings that rocked California in January.

Los Angeles Times

Biden's Attack on 'Ghost Guns' Fits a Pattern of Lawless Firearm Regulation

The president and his predecessor both tried to impose gun control by executive fiat.

Reason

MSU professor to lawmakers: Pass gun laws to stop 'senseless killings'

LANSING, Mich. — Marco Diaz-Munoz, an assistant professor at Michigan State University whose classroom was attacked by a gunman, encouraged Michigan lawmakers Thursday to do the "right thing" and the "humane thing" by enacting new gun control measures.

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New poll shows most California voters fear gun violence, but Democrats and Republicans are divided

Following two high-profile mass shootings in California, the majority of voters surveyed in a new statewide poll said they worry that gun violence will affect them or someone close to them.

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Michigan State shooter's father wants strict firearm controls: 'Change the gun laws'

DETROIT — The father of the man who police say killed three Michigan State University students and wounded five others before taking his own life said he doesn't know his son's motive, but he is praying for change, including stricter gun control laws, so people can't get guns as easily…

The Independent UK

Turmoil in courts on gun laws in wake of justices' ruling

A landmark Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment is upending gun laws across the country, dividing judges and sowing confusion over what firearm restrictions can remain on the books

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'They were stolen from us': Grieving Michigan State students continue push for gun control measures

LANSING, Mich. — For the second time since their campus became the scene of a deadly mass shooting this week, students from Michigan State University gathered Friday evening at the Michigan Capitol to call on legislators to pass gun control laws that may prevent others from experiencing similar tragedies.

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Commentary: California gun control isn’t the cure for what ails us. It isn’t even the cure for California

After every high-profile mass shooting, gun control advocates reflexively demand that we “just do something” about the problem. Invariably, that “something” means a very specific set of things, which can be summarized as a singular effort to impose California’s restrictive gun laws at the federal level.

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Michigan State professor's class became deadly shooting zone. He reveals what occurred inside

LANSING, Mich. — The gunfire inside Marco Diaz-Munoz's Michigan State University classroom on Monday night felt like it lasted an eternity.

WEKU

Democrats control Michigan for the first time in 40 years. They want gun control

Having been blocked by Republican legislatures on regulation in the past, Michigan Democrats are forging ahead on tighter gun restrictions after the shooting at Michigan State.

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Michigan Senate will be 'taking action soon' on gun legislation after MSU shooting, majority leader says

LANSING, Mich. — Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks said the Michigan Senate will be "taking action soon" on gun control measures that include, at a minimum, safe storage laws, tougher universal background checks and red flag laws.

Reason

Gun Rights in Joe Biden's America: Live With Jacob Sullum, Amy Swearer, and Nick Gillespie

Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook on Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion about the Second Amendment, gun control, and mass shootings.

The Conversation

Biden calls for assault weapon ban – but does focus on military-style guns and mass shootings undermine his message?

Among those attending the State of Union address on Feb. 7, 2022, was Brandon Tsay. Invited by President Joe Biden, the 26-year-old has been hailed as a hero for disarming a gunman who killed 11 people in a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California.

Los Angeles Times

Brandon Tsay, still grieving, gets the ‘hero’ treatment in Washington

WASHINGTON — Brandon Tsay, the 26-year-old who made worldwide headlines for disarming the Monterey Park gunman last month, stood and waved to the crowd of lawmakers as President Joe Biden labeled him a “hero” and called for new gun control measures in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address.

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